“The disparity between the haves and have-nots was always blatantly obvious to me, and it's that exact gap that drove me to start writing and pick up a pen. I wanted to explain and understand the world around me because it was easy to see it was corrupted.”

American rapper and activist

Vic Mensa is an American rapper and activist from Chicago. Born Victor Kwesi Mensah, he came up in the city’s hip-hop scene and first gained notice as a member of Kids These Days and Savemoney before beginning his solo career. He released his debut solo mixtape, Innanetape, in 2013. Since then he has worked as a solo artist with Virgin EMI Records, Def Jam Recordings, Capitol Records, and Roc Nation, and his public work has also included activism.